17V824000
EQUIPMENT
If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.
2017 JEEP COMPASS
4 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 385 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints385
Complaints citing a crash15
Complaints citing a fire4
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
17V740000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
An instrument cluster that is too bright, and cannot be dimmed, can reduce the driver's ability to see at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V433000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
If a customer follows the User's Guide, they may hook up the battery jumper cables incorrectly, increasing their risk of injury.
17V301000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
If the left front halfshaft disengages or breaks, the vehicle will have a loss of drive. Additionally, if the vehicle is parked without using the parking brake, the vehicle may roll, despite being in 'Park.' Either condition may increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 84ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 71ENGINE
- 64UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 41POWER TRAIN
- 24SERVICE BRAKES
- 15STEERING
- 12ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 JEEP COMPASSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.